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Publications (documents)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:

Herbert Gorfinkle Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-904
Abstract Herbert Gorfinkle was the eldest child and only son of Colonel Bernard and Frieda Gorfinkle of Newton, Massachusetts. Born in 1923, Gorfinkle came of age during World War II and entered the U.S. Army while an undergraduate at the University of New Hampshire. As a Tech 5 combat engineer, Gorfinkle was responsible for clearing landmines ahead of his advancing unit. He was also a trained army photographer, and aside from his letters home, he documented his years in the war with photographs. A...
Dates: undated, circa 1850s-2000
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Herbert Gorfinkle Papers

Interfor Club (Lynn, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-563
Abstract The Interfor Club of the North Shore was originally founded in 1930 by David L Winer, a Boston University Law School graduate, as the Brandeis Associates. Initially having twenty-two members who just graduated high school, the Interfor Club, which stands for Inter Collegiate Forum Club, began meeting at the Young Men’s Hebrew Association in Lynn. The collection is comprised of revisions to constitutions, event programs, financial records, photographs, scholarship information, member lists,...
Dates: undated, 1932-2000
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Interfor Club (Lynn, Mass.) Records

Israel Numismatic Society of Massachusetts Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-306
Abstract The Israel Numismatic Society is an organization dedicated to the study of and collection of Israel's coinage, past and present, and all aspects of Judaic numismatics. This collection contains papers, certificates, and correspondence relating to meetings and events held by the Israel Numismatic Society of Massachusetts (INSM) in various locations throughout the state between 1973 and 1992. This collection also contains publications released by the INSM, as well as newsletters from the Los...
Dates: undated, 1973-1992
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Israel Numismatic Society of Massachusetts Records

Jacob Beerman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-612
Abstract

Jacob Beerman (1871-1926) immigrated to the United States in 1885 and married Rose Solomon in 1904. The couple had a daughter, Sadie. Jacob owned a stationary company in Boston. The collection contains a book titled The Nineteen Letters of Ben Uziel, inscribed to Beerman from Charles Fleischer, former rabbi of Temple Israel in Boston, and a scroll marking the 25th anniversary of the B’nai Zion Educational Society in 1916.

Dates: circa 1899, 1916
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Jacob Beerman Papers

Jecomen Club (Lynn, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-564
Abstract

The Jecomen Club was a fraternal organization established in 1925 and based in Lynn, Massachusetts. Men over the age of twenty-one with a college degree were eligible to apply for membership. The group hosted both social and philanthropic events, including an annual fundraising theatrical production for the Jecomen scholarship fund. The material in the collection describing the club’s operations includes meeting minutes, photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and program books.

Dates: undated, 1925-1945
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Jecomen Club (Lynn, Mass.) Records

Jewish Community Center of the North Shore (Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-596
Abstract The Jewish Community Center of the North Shore was established in 1911 as the Lynn Young Men’s Hebrew Association (YMHA). In 1943, the YMHA was renamed the Lynn Jewish Community Center, and in 1972, the organization moved to their current location in Marblehead, Massachusetts, at which time they changed their name to reflect their dedication to the entire North Shore community. The collection mostly consists of group and event photographs and various publications produced by the Center,...
Dates: undated, 1922-2004
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Jewish Community Center of the North Shore (Mass.) Records

Jewish Family & Children’s Service (Boston, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-218
Abstract The Jewish Family and Children’s Service was established in Boston, Massachusetts in 1946. It is the oldest social service agency in Boston devoted to serving the Jewish community, and it is one of the largest non-profit organizations in the United States. A major constituent agency of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, the JF&CS traces its origin to the United Hebrew Benevolent Association, founded in 1864. This collection contains governance and activity records of...
Dates: undated, 1922-1995
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Jewish Family & Children’s Service (Boston, Mass.) Records

Jewish Federation of the North Shore (Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-572
Abstract The Jewish Federation of the North Shore was founded in 1938 in Lynn, Massachusetts with the objective to support organizations that helped enrich the Jewish community on the North Shore and abroad. After a period of declining donations and to consolidate services, the JFNS Board of Directors voted to merge the organization with the Combined Jewish Philanthropies in 2013. The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings and publications from JFNS, as well as a large group of...
Dates: undated, circa 1926-2007
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Jewish Federation of the North Shore (Mass.) Records

Jewish Historical Society of Western Massachusetts Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-600
Abstract

The Jewish Historical Society of Western Massachusetts Records contain materials collected by the society that document the Jewish community of Western Massachusetts. Included are materials on Jewish organizations, families, individuals, schools, arts and cultural institutions, and synagogues; publications written about or by the Jewish community; and information on the Jewish Historical Society of Western Massachusetts itself.

Dates: undated, 1902-2018
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Jewish Historical Society of Western Massachusetts Records

Jewish Rehabilitation Center for Aged of the North Shore (Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-575
Abstract The Jewish Rehabilitation Center for Aged of the North Shore (JRC) was founded in 1945 as a convalescent home for the elderly in the North Shore Jewish community. Over the years, the organization expanded and became a permanent residence for the elderly, and with the opening of its assisted living facility in Peabody, the JRC became the largest not-for-profit home for the elderly on the North Shore. The collection contains programs for meetings and events, as well as a small group of...
Dates: undated, circa 1961-2004
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Jewish Rehabilitation Center for Aged of the North Shore (Mass.) Records

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